Case Report

Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report

Volume: 1 Number: 3 March 6, 2019
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Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a contagious disease mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, often seen in underdeveloped or developing countries, and typically involves the lungs. Isolated tonsillar tuberculosis is a very rare clinical entity in the absence of active pulmonary tuberculosis. Tonsillar tuberculosis is an extremely rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that frequently imitates tonsillar malignancy, particularly in elderly individuals. Clinically, it is very difficult to differentiate it from tonsillar malignancy; therefore, histopathological examination of the tissue is necesssary for the diagnosis of tonsillar tuberculosis, and antitubercular therapy is adequate for successful resolution. In the present study, we report a primary form of tonsillar tuberculosis in a 51-year-old female without pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Otorhinolaryngology

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Publication Date

March 6, 2019

Submission Date

July 27, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 27, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 1 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2019.57000

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA43XK96NZ

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RIS / Bibtex
APA
Eroğlu, O., Yağmahan, M. S., Artaş, G., & Karlıdağ, T. (2019). Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, 1(3), 76-78. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2019.57000
AMA
1.Eroğlu O, Yağmahan MS, Artaş G, Karlıdağ T. Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2019;1(3):76-78. doi:10.5152/ejra.2019.57000
Chicago
Eroğlu, Orkun, Mehmet Salih Yağmahan, Gökhan Artaş, and Turgut Karlıdağ. 2019. “Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 1 (3): 76-78. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2019.57000.
EndNote
Eroğlu O, Yağmahan MS, Artaş G, Karlıdağ T (March 1, 2019) Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 1 3 76–78.
IEEE
[1]O. Eroğlu, M. S. Yağmahan, G. Artaş, and T. Karlıdağ, “Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report”, Eur J Rhinol Allergy, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 76–78, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.5152/ejra.2019.57000.
ISNAD
Eroğlu, Orkun - Yağmahan, Mehmet Salih - Artaş, Gökhan - Karlıdağ, Turgut. “Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 1/3 (March 1, 2019): 76-78. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2019.57000.
JAMA
1.Eroğlu O, Yağmahan MS, Artaş G, Karlıdağ T. Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2019;1:76–78.
MLA
Eroğlu, Orkun, et al. “Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. 76-78, doi:10.5152/ejra.2019.57000.
Vancouver
1.Orkun Eroğlu, Mehmet Salih Yağmahan, Gökhan Artaş, Turgut Karlıdağ. Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2019 Mar. 1;1(3):76-8. doi:10.5152/ejra.2019.57000

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